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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| First service | 8 April 2010; 15 years ago (2010-04-08) | ||||
| Current operator | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Howrah Junction Puducherry | ||||
| Stops | 14 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,917 km (1,191 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 34 hours 05 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
| Train number | 12867 / 12868 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, general unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | StandardIndian Railways Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 57 km/h (35 mph) | ||||
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The 12867 / 68Howrah–Puducherry Superfast Express is aSuperfast Express train belonging toIndian RailwaysSouth Eastern Railway zone that runs betweenHowrah Junction andPuducherry in India.
It operates as train number 12867 from Howrah Junction to Puducherry and as train number 12868 in the reverse direction, serving the states ofWest Bengal,Odisha,Andhra Pradesh andTamil Nadu.[1]
The 12867 / 68 Howrah–Puducherry Express has one AC 2-tier, six AC 3-tier, 11 sleeper class, two general unreserved and two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches. It carries apantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
The 12867 Howrah Junction–Puducherry Express covers the distance of 1,917 km (1,191 mi) in 33 hours 20 mins (58 km/h) and in 34 hours 10 mins as the 12868 Puducherry–Howrah Junction Express (56 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
The 12867 / 68 Howrah–Puducherry Express runs from Howrah Junction viaKharagpur Junction,Khurda Road Junction,Visakhapatnam,Vijayawada Junction,Tirupati,Katpadi Junction,Tiruvannamalai,Viluppuram Junction to Puducherry.[2]
As the route is going to electrification, aHowrah-basedWAP-4 electric loco pulls the train up toVisakhapatnam, then aErode Junction orLallaguda-basedWAP-4 electric loco takes reverse direction and pulls the train to its destination.
12867 leaves Howrah every Sunday at night 11:30 PM IST and reaches Puducherry (Pondicherry) Tuesday at morning 8:50 AM
12868 leaves Puducherry (Pondicherry) every Wednesday at afternoon 12:30 PM IST and reaches Howrah on Thursday at 10:22 PM IST
The train is reversed atVisakhapatnam railway station.
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